Date: 2018-03-14Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYAT RAJ DEPARTMENT - The Tamil Nadu Village Panchayats (Payment of Arrears Claims of Officers and Employees of Panchayats) Rules, 1999 and Erratum to Notification
**Executive Summary**
This document from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, dated March 14, 2018, contains amendments to the Tamil Nadu Plantations Labour Rules. It also includes an erratum to the Tamil Nadu Village Panchayats (Payment of Arrears Claims of Officers and Employees of Panchayats) Rules, 1999. The effective date of the amendments is February 22, 2018.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendments to Tamil Nadu Plantations Labour Rules**
* **Rule 2A, Sub-Rule (2), Table, Column (3):**
* The document provides for a substitution of different amounts against serial numbers 1 through 7.
* The original figures, β150β, β300β, β600β, β900β, β1200β, β2000β, β3000β shall be replaced by β1000β, β1500β, β2000β, β2500β, β3000β, β6000β, β10000β respectively.
* **Rule 2D:**
* **Sub-Rule (3):** The expression "Rs. 50/- (Rupees fifty only)" is replaced with "Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees one thousand only)" where it occurs.
* **Sub-Rule (5):** The expression "Rs. 50/- (Rupees fifty only)" is replaced with "Rs. 1,000/- (Rupees one thousand only)".
* **Erratum to Tamil Nadu Village Panchayats Rules, 1999**
* **Rule 5, Sub-Rule (2):** The phrase "arrear exceeds under rule 2" should be read as "arrear under rule 2".
**Impact Analysis**
**Plantation Owners/Employers**
* **Impact:** Increased amounts to be paid as per the revised rules.
* **Action Required:** Ensure compliance with the updated payment regulations outlined in the amended rules.
**Plantation Labourers**
* **Impact:** Potential increase in benefits due to the revised monetary amounts within the rules.
* **Action Required:** Be aware of the revised rates and ensure correct payment.
**Officers and Employees of Panchayats**
* **Impact:** Ensures accuracy and correct interpretation of the rule.
* **Action Required:** Note the correction in the rule for consistent application.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Plantations Labour Rules: Rules pertaining to the regulation of labour in plantations in Tamil Nadu, being amended in the document.
Plantations Labour Act, 1951: Central Act that empowers the Governor of Tamil Nadu to amend the Tamil Nadu Plantations Labour Rules.
Tamil Nadu Village Panchayats (Payment of Arrears Claims of Officers and Employees of Panchayats) Rules, 1999: Rules governing the payment of arrear claims to officers and employees of Village Panchayats in Tamil Nadu; an erratum to these rules is noted in the document.
Labour and Employment Department: The department responsible for the amendments to the Tamil Nadu Plantations Labour Rules.
Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department: The department responsible for the erratum to the Tamil Nadu Village Panchayats Rules.